One of my favorite photographers and good friend, Max Wanger, sees in a way that I can't even explain. I'm always blown away by his eye and how he captures images on a camera. Today, we have a very special giveaway, and Max is giving away a large framed print (a $700 retail value) to one lucky...

I've been doing an obscene amount of traveling lately and built up my arsenal of travel bags and packing skills for sure. For quick weekend trips, I love easy-to-carry bags that fit a lot yet also allow for some compartmentalizing (so you're not just dumping everything into one giant vat). To ...

At the end of every year, I love putting together a book full of our favorite moments. Artifact Uprising has some of the most beautiful photo-based products I've seen. So today we're partnering with them to give away a $300 gift card to one lucky reader to create your own books for keeping...

One of my favorite desk items in my studio is this Pixo lamp from Design Within Reach. It turns in any direction and has a USB plug in the base which is perfect for charging my phone. It's modern, chic, and goes with anything. So today, we're partnering with Design Within Reach to give away o...

I'm a big fan of designer collaborations with big box brands because it gives a glimpse into a designer's aesthetic in a more afforable form. I've been a fan of the styling and designer duo Emily & Meritt for some time now, so I loved seeing their newest line. The new Emily & Meritt for PBtee...

You know how sometimes in relationships, you're with someone for so long that things are easy and comfortable. It's great, and everyone's pretty happy but sometimes you need that spark that challenges you and keeps on your toes. Well, over the last six months or so, I've been feeling that way...

I worked on [REDACTED] today, and had more fun than I thought possible. I can't say anything more until July. Tomorrow, I work on [REDACTED], which is different from [REDACTED], but should be really awesome, too. I can't believe I get to spend two days working with [ACTORS]. (It was a lot easier...

This is one of the scariest things I've ever done: I'm releasing a short collection of short fiction, called The Day After and Other Stories. Last year, I collected a few short stories I'd written and sold them as a chapbook at PAX. It was a scary thing for me to do, because while I feel confide...

A quick note to the Wheaton 300: The final batch of hardbacks -- mostly international orders, but a couple domestics that fell into the wrong box -- have just been shipped. I'm terribly sorry that it's taken a month for these final books to be sent out, but it's time consuming as hell to process...

A quick note to the Wheaton 300: The final batch of hardbacks -- mostly international orders, but a couple domestics that fell into the wrong box -- have just been shipped. I'm terribly sorry that it's taken a month for these final books to be sent out, but it's time consuming as hell to process...

There was a time when I called myself an actor/writer. Then I realized that, saying it aloud, I was calling myself an actor, slash writer. While I suppose this would be immensely appealing to some people, it's not how I wish to be remembered by history, so I made an effort to call myself a write...

There was a time when I called myself an actor/writer. Then I realized that, saying it aloud, I was calling myself an actor, slash writer. While I suppose this would be immensely appealing to some people, it's not how I wish to be remembered by history, so I made an effort to call myself a write...

The manga signing at Golden Apple last night was awesome. We drew a very large crowd by comic book in-store signing standards, and it was more like an informal party than anything else. I'm telling you, if you're local and into comics or Star Trek, you should come out to one of these things, bec...

The manga signing at Golden Apple last night was awesome. We drew a very large crowd by comic book in-store signing standards, and it was more like an informal party than anything else. I'm telling you, if you're local and into comics or Star Trek, you should come out to one of these things, bec...

Ryan and I sat in the car and waited for a break in traffic to make a left. "Do you have any plans for the weekend?" I said. "Yeah," he said, "I'm going to go see three hundred and twenty-three movies." I looked at him. "How are you going to see that many movies in one weekend?" A Wheaton mo...

Ryan and I sat in the car and waited for a break in traffic to make a left. "Do you have any plans for the weekend?" I said. "Yeah," he said, "I'm going to go see three hundred and twenty-three movies." I looked at him. "How are you going to see that many movies in one weekend?" A Wheaton mo...

I've been real excited about Comet McNaught since I first read about it a few weeks ago, and I knew that time to see it was running out, so Anne and I planned to take our binoculars and drive up one of our local mountains tonight to get a look at it. The skies were clear all day, save a few puff...

I've been real excited about Comet McNaught since I first read about it a few weeks ago, and I knew that time to see it was running out, so Anne and I planned to take our binoculars and drive up one of our local mountains tonight to get a look at it. The skies were clear all day, save a few puff...

From the time I was old enough to recognize that music is important, I've gone through these phases where a certain band will jam a guitar into the base of my skull and twist around there until I listen to them enough to fill my brains with their music and push the guitar (which is usually a L...

From the time I was old enough to recognize that music is important, I've gone through these phases where a certain band will jam a guitar into the base of my skull and twist around there until I listen to them enough to fill my brains with their music and push the guitar (which is usually a L...

wil - the podcast was AWESOME! the parts where you yelled out of the window of your car were hilarious and your excitement after your audition was delightful and infectious and...it rocked. i was sad when it was over, in fact.

Yes, it is true! At long last, the long-overdue Episode Four is here. According to certain other episode-numbered series, this should be the episode that grabs everyone's attention and establishes me as a Force to be reckoned with . . . but it will be the next episode that proves to be my best...

wil - the podcast was AWESOME! the parts where you yelled out of the window of your car were hilarious and your excitement after your audition was delightful and infectious and...it rocked. i was sad when it was over, in fact.

Yes, it is true! At long last, the long-overdue Episode Four is here. According to certain other episode-numbered series, this should be the episode that grabs everyone's attention and establishes me as a Force to be reckoned with . . . but it will be the next episode that proves to be my best...